Zoo Shares Timelapse Of Corpse Flower

Zoo Shares Timelapse Of Corpse Flower

Boston, Massachusetts’ Franklin Park Zoo created a timelapse video of its ginormous corpse flower in bloom.

(put text toward top right so it doesn't block flower Boston, Massachusetts' Franklin Park Zoo created a timelapse video of its ginormous corpse flower in bloom.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -    While it certainly looks lovely, Zoo New England notes that it's not the kind of flower a person would want to get a good whiff of.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -    When they open, they emit an aroma that's often compared to a "rotting carcass" and can "attract pollinators from quite a distance away."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -    The variety originated in Sumatra and can measure as many as 9 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -  Notably, they don't open up very often or for very long.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -    Zoo New England reports, "This rarely observed blooming phenomenon often goes many years between blooms which last for only 24-48 hours."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmFA9pqVec Zoo New England (text -